HIMANSHU GUPTA AND ORS vs THE STATE (STATE OF DELHI) AND ANR

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$~ 49 & 53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 04.09.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + CRL.M.C. 6256/2025 & CRL.M.A. 26445/2025 EXEMPTION, CRL.M.A. 26446/2025 DELAY HIMANSHU GUPTA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. S.S. Chhillar, Mr. S.P. Anand, Advs. with all petitioner in person. versus THE STATE (STATE OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP with SI Vikash Fageria, PS Subzi Mandi. Ms. Mansha Gupta, Ms. Radhika Gupta, Mr. Raghwendra Pratap Rao, Advs. for R-2 with R-2 in person. 53 + CRL.M.C. 6283/2025 & CRL.M.A. 26569/2025EXEMPTION PANKAJ JAIN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Mansha Gupta, Ms. Radhika Gupta, Mr. Raghwendra Pratap Rao, Advs. with P-1, P-2, P-3 in person and P-4 through VC. versus STATE (NCT) OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP, with SI Vikash Fageria, PS Subzi Mandi. Mr. S.S. Chhillar, Mr. S.P. Anand, Advs. for R-2 with R-2 in person. CRL.M.C. 6256/2025 & 6283/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:08.09.2025 10:40:21 CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT(ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. These are petitions under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of two FIRs i.e. one bearing No. 325/2020 dated 21.09.2020, for the alleged offences under Sections 354B/509/34 of IPC and the second bearing no. 317/2020 dated 17.09.2020 under Sections 354/506/323 of IPC, both lodged at Police Station Subzi Mandi, and all other consequential proceedings arising there fromon the basis of a compromise. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the respective petitioners and private respondents in both petitions submit that there was a serious misunderstanding on the part of their clients that led to lodging of FIR and cr